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Newspaper
Mexia Evening Ledger
Location
Mexia, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1899
Page
4
In a small Iowa jail a condemned man seeks escape by suicide aided by thoughts of his child. The jailer’s resignation and a visit from the baby Ted trigger a fatal decision as the prisoner drinks a laudanum bottle found by the child. Gertrude Gunning.
Nebraska orders 3 200 voting machines at 400 each totaling 1 600 000 for a new mechanical booth system. Voters select tickets via levers and buttons with each party ticket on its own slip. the machine records straight or split tickets and locks the register after voting.
Royal Lavy Colonels and empresses wear varied uniforms while serving as colonels or admirals. Victoria’s circle includes Prussian dragoons headship, the Empress Frederick in hussars attire, the German empress in cuirassiers dress, and Greece's queen as admiral in naval colors. Russian princesses hold high rank yet favor command colors at reviews.
A Massachusetts port town beach scene captures a country couple from New Hampshire reacting to the ocean. The farmer William and his wife Sarah exchange surprised choicess about sighting water and the vast horizon.
The account notes a new servant girl praised as a great cook and economical, who stays home and avoids wasteful spending. The husband wonders why he did not meet her before their marriage, reflecting on past choices.
The piece links Boer crisis and 1774 Continental Congress prayers to Psalm 83 and Psalm 35, noting how lawmakers sought divine comfort. It recounts John Adams letter about reading prayers by Duche, the impact on audiences, and parallels to scripture's plea for justice and deliverance amid threats.
The article notes a rise in made to order furniture as a stylish standard. Firms offer home measurements, sketches, designs, and tailored production to fit any house, with options like personalized gold crests. Orders typically take one to three months and cater to affluent buyers seeking unique fit with luxury pricing.
The Advocate of India notes a rare rejoicing in Rampore after the birth of a daughter in the Naweh’s family. A week’s pay was deducted from every state offering in commemoration of the event.
The Little island of Naxos near Greece supplies all the world’s emery quarrying. Its ore is so hard that ordinary tools cannot cut it, forcing specialized methods to extract this vital mineral.
A series of man eating lion attacks kill and injure Indian coolies on the Uganda railroad. Eleven workers die in two weeks before guards and hunters clear the area. after the last lion is slain, work resumes with no further casualties reported.
Miss Hertha Eddy of Newport, a brunette resembling Mrs. Vanderbilt, Jr., attracted unusually polite treatment from local clerks for months after Mrs. Vanderbilt’s Newport arrival. A clerical error by a jurist's staff revealed the disguise, and Eddy chose to let the ruse remain amusing as courtesy continued.
A bartender at a central city gate discovers a new sarsaparilla drink. It mixes cracked ice, a bottle of sarsaparilla, and juice from two halves of a lime, yielding a sweet and tart refreshing beverage.
The rifle carried by K. Carsons for over four decades is now in the possession of the Montezuma lodge of Masons in Santa Fe where Kit Carsos was a member. Hawaiian Lepers claim ten percent of islanders are lepers.
Dr James Henry Breasted of Chicago, a leading American Egyptologist and Yale graduate, sails for the Nile to study the language and monuments. He aims to compile a new Egyptian grammar with German scholars, holds a unique professorship at the University of Chicago, and serves as secretary of the Chicago Society of Egyptian Research.
The Richent gold mine near Railerat Australia has produced over fifty million in gold value in about thirty years, with a virtually inexhaustible paying quartz vein. Ballarat mining is safer and air fed, while Transvaal reefs found in 1884 hold an estimated 100 million tons of ore worth about 45 million, with 80 to 100 years unseen.
The article reports measurements of the heart’s work across a day. It states the heart performs 12 percent foot tons of work in twenty four hours, with eight hours of rest and pauses between beats. It also notes the heart’s expulsed cloud travels seven miles per hour, totaling 168 miles daily and about 4 292 000 miles in seventy years.
A folktale says Frederick the Great tried to kill sparrows in a cherry orchard to stop them eating fruit. After removing the birds, worms ruined the crop. he reversed the ban and the sparrows returned, depicted as having bested the famed monarch.
A 19th century Indianapolis tale recounts merchant Woodward dressing as a Sioux war chief for a fancy ball at Judge Martindale’s stone mansion. Mistaken identity caused panic among guests including Presbyterian delegates from Britain. Woodward fled after a wild entrance and later years revealed the prank.
Dispatches describe Don Juan Isidro Jiminez ailing into San Domingo politics after wealth and influence. He plotted a Cuban expedition with US laxity, landed refugees by ship, failed to spark revolt, and retreated. He boasts of Heureaux’s death by his agents and vows another bid for the presidency.
A new state law in Massachusetts bans marriage ceremonies by justices of the peace unless they hold a special designation for that purpose. The rule aims to regulate who may perform marriages and would require official designation before conducting ceremonies.
The passage notes male dominance in newspaper culture and describes a 15-pence issue with a water-removable composition. It mentions male readers voraciously consuming news, then washing the journal and accompanying handkerchiefs. The text reflects how readers engaged with print and associated garments.
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